Tagged With "Belle Epoque"
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March 22, 2017: Touring Westminster, Colorado
Sometimes we forget that our home towns are someone else's touring destination... Here, Samantha welcomes us to her home town!
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, September 28, 2015: Maroon Bells, Colorado
These beautiful mountains, part of the Colorado Rockies, are the Maroon Bells which are located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, near Aspen. They're among the most photographed peaks in Colorado -- and among the most...
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Swiss court orders cows to be quiet at night
Well, actually, the owner has been ordered to keep the cows quiet by removing their bells at night. Neighbors in his small town in the Zurich-Oberland area complained that the 27 cows were keeping them from sleeping at night. The conflict has...
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Eiffel's yacht sails again on Lake Geneva
Once Gustave Eiffel's yacht when he had a summer home in Vevey, a Swiss town on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's oldest motor boat is back in service after a year's renovations. The boat is now owned by a Geneva private banker, only the fifth owner,...
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Bell Aliant Tower, Moncton, Canada
Travel Rob visits an icon of the Moncton skyline, the Bell Aliant Tower.
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Mississippi State Capitol: The Magnolia State
Samantha shares her visit to the Capitol of the Magnolia State - Jackson, Mississippi. it was one the first buildings in the state to have electric elevators.
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April 25, 2018: Five Bells on the Riverwalk - San Antonio, Tx
Samantha shares her visit to the Riverwalk in San Antonio and explains what the five bells on the Arneson River Stage represent.
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Oregon State Capitol: She Flies With Her Own Wings
Samantha shares Oregon's unusual Capitol with us, as she sets out on the second half of her tour of America's 50 state capitols.
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Hawaii State Capitol Building – The Aloha State
On their quest to visit all 50 state capitol buildings, Samantha and her husband feel a spirit of 'aloha' in Honolulu.
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May 20, 2016 : Bell Tower & Church, Zante, Greece.
Some images of the beautiful Bell Tower & Church of Saint Dionysious, Zakynthos Town, Zante, Greece.
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TAP Portugal's plane sings Jingle Bells
Touching or humorous airline videos have become something of a Christmas tradition, and TAP Portugal has joined the crowd with this cute rendition of Jingle Bells, composed entirely of aircraft sounds...the beeps, boops, clicks and more of seatbelts, lavatory doors, PA signals and more, accompanied by on-plane video. Like other airlines' videos, this is not a one-off; here's a link to their flash-mob dance party from June 7, 2011, celebrating the first flight of its Miami-Lisbon route.
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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Travel Rob takes you to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
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Connecticut State Capitol - The Constitution State
Samantha shares her visit to the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. It is beautiful and she really liked all the marble from the East Canaan area.
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Iowa State Capitol—the Hawkeye State
Samantha shares her visit and some pictures of the Iowa State Capitol building in Des Moines.
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Re: Iowa State Capitol—the Hawkeye State
Your photos are excellent!! You really captured the historic and grand beauty of this capital building!! Well done.
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Re: Iowa State Capitol—the Hawkeye State
Samantha, those are remarkable photos! Iowa really does some wonderful architecture.
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Liberty Bell, Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia
DrFumblefinger visits the famous cracked Liberty Bell, which rang above Independence Hall in Philadelphia.